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centers. Are they really the
future of arcades?

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I t’s official. Motocross guru Jeremy McGrath will lendtfJjjsj
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motocross genre—S.upereross ’98.

In Supercross ’98 you will compete for points and '
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Trials are also mandatory, complete with best-time ghost:

125 and 250CC bikes will be available and are ranked on'their
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ONE MAN. ONE SOLUTION. ONE STATE OF MIND.

“A Bad-ass, hyper explosive
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simply never-stops delivering
The epic shooter we needed has

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“Levels which are virtually
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“Completely Insane! ASC and
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“Action Game of the Year!”

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Clash of Superheroes

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Fighters Destiny includes 10
Fighters, plus special hidden

Fighters Destiny mill tahe enerything you haue,
and throw it right hach at you. This brawler,
which Dent Generation Online calls "The best playing
ID fighter for D54" will challenge your shills with
its Point-based contests. This point system allows you
to come from behind, and win-if you can throw
the right combo.

Learn moues in the "Training Diode"
and perfect your skills for the
4 other fighting modes.

These include: Us. Computer,

Us. Battle (two player),

Record Attack and
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Bring in law breakers dead or alive (or barely alive) with
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Real-time 3D environments with complete freedoirt|l§p
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Over 20 levels of adrenaline-pumping high-spee&gjji

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ved. Resident Evil" 2, the shocking sequel to the
nsumer's Choice: Best PlayStation Game Overall,
plunges horror fans into the most intense, the
most terrifying game experience ever crafted,
ou see evil. You hear evil. You're overwhelmed
by evil, as you fight through hordes of
UP flesh-starved zombies, blood-thirsty beasts
and other mutations of modern science.

Will you survive the horror?

"Somebody
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Event of 1998.

Even Comes Qeose."

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"An Intense And
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sweat the details

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Officially licensed by PlayStation!

Complete steering wheel, accelerator, brake and
stick shift system! 4-way D-pad plus 8 programmable
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Last month we showed how game rooms have
outgrown your local mall. Now, we visit the
biggest of the big arcades to see if these titan¬
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OF DEPRESSION

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Persistent sadness and or irritability.

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I'm stupid. No one likes me."

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